the 16-year-old on a scooter mowed down by a driver high on cocaine?

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The weeks follow one another in Haute-Garonne and are similar. Tragically. Just days after the fatal accident of a 28 year old cyclistmowed down by a driver on cocainethe story stutters.

He flees after the shock

Friday November 8, 2024, a 16-year-old teenager died on the D4, the asphalt border between the municipalities of Lagardelle-sur-Lèze and Eaunes, south of Toulouse. According to information from La Dépêche du Midithe driver who fled after the accident, before being apprehended in neighboring Ariège, would also have been tested positive for cocaine.

According to the first elements of the investigation of the Muret gendarmerie companythe motorist who was traveling at high speed overtook the car in front of him without seeing the scooter which was coming in front. The frontal impact was extremely violent. And fatal for the two-wheeler driver.

Three similar fatal accidents in two weeks

On October 25, a 12 year old boy had lost his life when the unlicensed car in which he was a passenger was hit head-on by a driver who had mixed alcohol and cocaine.

Plagues now elbow to elbow on the department's roads during fatal accidents, such as Actu detailed it at the start of the week.

10 years in prison and 150,000 euros fine incurred

In both cases mentioned, the driver involved was indicted for aggravated manslaughter and placed in pre-trial detention. They each incur 10 years in prison et 150,000 euros fine.

It remains to be seen what justice will do with the driver of the day if the toxicological analyzes confirm his condition at the time of the accident.

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